The 48th General Council meetings of the Church of Pentecost (COP) started yesterday at the Pentecost Convention Centre at Gomoa Fetteh, in the Central Region, on the theme: “The Church unleashed to transform society through the gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit.”
The Chairman of the COP, Apostle Dr Eric Nyamekye, said the total membership of the church in the country was 4,464,013, representing 85.4 per cent of the global total.
He said as of December 2025, the church’s global ministerial workforce stood at 3,723, and out of that number, 2,033 ministers were currently serving in Ghana, while 1,690 were stationed across its external missions.
“By December 2025, the Church of Pentecost had established a presence in 211 nations and territories worldwide, including Ghana. The global membership has reached an impressive total of 5,226,271, marked by a strong growth rate of 8.3 per cent compared to the previous year,” Apostle Nyamekye added.
Social services
In human capital development, the chairman said a total of about GH¢27 million was disbursed to support students at various levels of learning.
Beyond investment in health infrastructure, he said the church in the country also dedicated about GH¢19.8 million towards the direct health care of members.
“The Church must continue to rise against social vices that rob our children of their dignity and future. Protecting the vulnerable is at the heart of the gospel, and it is the responsibility of both the Church and the State to ensure that every child grows up in safety, love and opportunity.
“Cleanliness is part of faith. Caring for the earth is a sacred trust.
The President’s call for a National Sanitation Day must be embraced by all,” the chairman added.
Living by deeds
The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, described himself as a proud member of COP because it had shown that the Gospel was not only preached in words, but lived in deeds.
He said across the country, the church had become a beacon of holistic development, touching lives in classrooms, clinics, communities and homes.
The minister said that the COP had contributed in the areas of education, health, social welfare, water, sanitation, housing and public facilities, among others.
“And in moral and civic education, the church has raised a generation of disciplined, responsible and ethical leaders—champions of peace, good citizenship, and respect for authority,” he said.
Mr Ibrahim called on every believer to be an agent of transformation, embodying justice, compassion and love in their daily lives.
Sexual Rights Bill
He encouraged the Church to watch processes that would lead to the passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill currently in Parliament.
In an interaction with the media at the event, the minister said Parliament was the forum for addressing grievances, with every sector having its own opportunity.
He said when a law was passed, there was nothing one could change and, therefore, urged citizens to show interest in the process leading to the passage of the bill.
“Don’t wait and sit on the fence, and after the game, you come and say some things should have been added or otherwise,” the minister said.
Solidarity messages
In a solidarity message, the General Secretary of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, Rev. Immanuel Tettey, prayed that the Lord would use the church to cover more ground for Christ.
For his part, the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Cyril Fayose, said the theme for the meetings was both timely and prophetic.
For her part, the Executive Director of the Salt and Light Ministries, Rev. Dr Joyce Aryee, said in every generation, God raised a people and filled them with His spirit.
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